(Royal Palace, Barcelona, Spain, 1493.)
Christopher Columbus (bowing): Your majesty, I return from my voyage. As promised, I find a new piece of land - a gigantic piece indeed, and, essentially not yet occupied by human being.
Queen Isabella: Brilliant! That would be a gorgeous way to expand our empire! Let's send our people there.
King Ferdinand: My dear, we do not have enough people for our own country...
Queen: That's not a problem. We just began a new policy to encourage more babies.
King: Em... Isa, they won't grow up overnight.
Queen: But we cannot miss this chance of expanding! Henry VII is beginning to send his people to India.
King (murmuring): That's why many of his people do not agree to go...
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